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mage

Pronunciation: /maʒ/

“mage” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. specialist in occult sciences foretelling the future
  2. magus: priest of the Zoroastrian religion, of the Persians and Medes
  3. wise man (one of the three wise men that came from the East to Bethlehem for Jesus Christ)

In French

  1. Prêtre de la religion de Zoroastre, chez les Perses et les Mèdes.
  2. L'un des Rois mages qui seraient venus de l’Orient à Bethléem pour adorer Jésus-Christ.
  3. Astrologue; devin; spécialiste des sciences occultes et de la prédiction de l’avenir.
  4. Principal, plus grand.

Etymology

From Latin magus.

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